WCF Serialization List of objects

Question

Below is a WCF REST service, which accepts TestEmp object. This TestEmp has a list of Jobs which I'm not able to deserialize. Below is a test application which I'm using for testing the deserialization
When I declare as public
List<TestJob> Jobs { get; set; } it works. How can I make it work with the way it is right now?
// Error
The value "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,System.Object]" is not of type "TestJob" and cannot be used in this generic collection. Parameter name: value
// Test Application Code
TestJob oj1 = new TestJob();
JOBID = "1";
JOBTITLE = "dev";
TestJob oj2 = new TestJob();
oj2.JOBID = "2";
oj2.JOBTITLE = "arch";
TestEmp oTestEmp = new TestEmp();
oTestEmp.Name = "test";
oTestEmp.Jobs = new TestJobs { oj1, oj2 };
string json = new JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(oTestEmp);
TestEmp ap = new JavaScriptSerializer().Deserialize<TestEmp>(json); //Error
//Data Contract
[DataContract]
public class TestEmp
[DataMember]
public string Name { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public TestJobs Jobs { get; set; }
[DataContract]
public class TestJobs : List<TestJob>
[DataContract]
public class TestJob
[DataMember]
public string JOBID { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public string JOBTITLE { get; set; }

Answer 1

Hi,
For this scenario, it’s recommended that you use the following way to implement this:
[DataContract]
public class TestEmp
[DataMember]
public string Name { get; set; }
[DataMember]
public List<TestJob> Jobs { get; set; }
For more information, you could refer to:
http://forums.asp.net/t/1345001.aspx?How+to+Inherit+from+System+Collections+Generic+List+Of+T+
Regards